Live Session: Extra Golden. A WFMU first - smoking electric East African music in the flesh!Extra Goldenis a collaboration between
musicians from the US and Kenya.The original impetus was bandleader Ian Eagleson’s work with the late
Extra Golden co-founder Otieno Jagwasi researching benga, the popular Western
Kenyan guitar music.The band
has pressed on after Otieno’s passing, touring and recording in the US this
past autumn (with visa assistance from Barack Obama!).

The autumn ’06 touring lineup included Eagleson, Alex Minoff (like Eagleson, from the indie rock
band Golden); guitarist / vocalist Opiyo
Bilongo (of benga band Bilongo Golden Stars) and drummer Onyango Wuod Omari. Bassist
Noel Coopersmith was also on the tour but not at this taping.